Court and city council grabbed centre stage during Mayor Rob Ford’s weekly radio show.

Rob Ford and his brother, Councillor Doug Ford, wasted no time Sunday on their Newstalk 1010 radio show in addressing the recent conflict-of-interest ruling which orders mayor from office.

“If council has a byelection, I assure you I’ll be the first one into the race,” Ford said.

After thanking his supporters and admitting “it gets a little emotional,” he said: “I’m not quitting, I’m not resigning, and if we don’t win the appeal, hopefully there’ll be a byelection, and that’s out of my hands.”

Stressing his respect for the judicial system, Councillor Ford added: “We believe in a democracy, we believe the people decide who our leaders are.”

The mayor’s brother said a caller “nailed it 100%” when she suggested councillors that councillors should resign their seats before taking a run for the mayor’s job.

“There has to be a risk involved in running, folks,” he said. “When Rob ran, he gave up his seat in ward 2, and if he didn’t get elected mayor, he was out of office.”

Councillors have “nothing to lose” in a mayoral run because “they’re guaranteed to keep their seats,” he said.

The mayor’s brother also applauded city council’s decision last week to scrap the planned plastic bag ban, calling it a “big win” for taxpayers.

With plans for the ban to kick in on Jan. 1, two lawsuits were filed against the city in recent weeks.